Taxonomic Information
Mustilizans Yang, 1995 species known from India.
Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Himalaya; Nepal; Pakistan.
Mustilizans dierli refugialis Zolotuhin, 2007. India: Sikkim.
Mustilizans zolotuhini Chandra, Singh & Ranjan, 2019. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Mustilizans hepatica -
Similar species: Mustilizans zolotuhini Chandra, Singh & Ranjan, 2019.
Morphologically, the new species is closely similar to M. hepatica (Moore) but is distinct due to the
following attributes: (1) forewing with antemedial line not forming a dark spot on costa in the new species (Fig. 5) (antemedial line ending with dark spot on costa in M. hepatica, Fig. 1); (2) postmedial fascia angled several times in the new species, postmedial fascia almost straight in M. hepatica (Chandra et al 2019).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Sikkim | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
- Hampson, G. F. [1893]. Moths 1. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. #46, pg.39
- Hewitson, W. C, F. Moore & W. S. Atkinson. 1879. Descriptions of new Indian lepidopterous insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson. Internet archive. Pg.82, plate III fg.18.
- Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. 2007. BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (website). www.barcodinglife.org. 297990
- Zolotuhin, V.V. 2007. A revision of the genus Mustilia Walker, 1865, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae). Neue Entomologischen Nachrichten, 60: 187-205.
- Wang, X., Wang, M., Zolotuhin, V.V., Hirowatari, T., Wu, S. and Huang, G.H., 2015. The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands. Zootaxa, 3989(1), pp.1-138.
- Chandra, K., Singh, N., Kumar, V., Ranjan, R., Gayen, S. and Dey, R., 2019. The genus Mustilizans Yang, 1995 (Lepidoptera: Endromidae) in India with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4624(2), pp.zootaxa-4624.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/mustilizans-hepatica, accessed 2025/04/23.